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Biography
Léa Drucker (born 23 January 1972) is a French actress.
Early life
Born in Caen, Normandy, she is the niece of the television presenter Michel Drucker, and of the ex-president of the M6 television chain, Jean Drucker. Her father Jacques is a medical doctor, and her mother, Martine, an English teacher. She is the cousin of the journalist Marie Drucker, daughter of Jean Drucker. Her paternal grandfather was Jewish.
Having followed courses at the École of the rue Blanche, ENSATT (the École nationale supérieure des arts et techniques du théâtre) in Paris, her career has encompassed both classical theatre pieces like Le Misanthrope, and contemporary plays such as Blanc by Emmanuelle Marie. She has twice been nominated for a Molière Award for best female newcomer, in 2001 for her role in Danny et la grande bleue, and in 2004 for 84 Charing Cross Road.
Theater
| Year | Title | Author | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | The Misanthrope | Molière | Roger Hanin | |
| Lysistrata | Aristophanes | Samuel Serreau-Labib | ||
| 1995 | The Trickster of Seville and the Stone Guest | Tirso de Molina | Jean-Louis Jacopin | |
| Le Mot | Victor Hugo | Xavier Marcheschi | ||
| Le Projet | Gilles Dyrek, Frédéric Hulné, ... | Gilles Dyrek | ||
| 1996 | Les Vilains | Ruzzante | Marjorie Nakache | |
| Plaidoyer pour un boxeur | Marcia Romano | Serge Brincat | ||
| 2000 | Extrême Nudité | Christiane Liou | Hans Peter Cloos | |
| 2000-2001 | Danny and the Deep Blue Sea | John Patrick Shanley | John R. Pepper | Nominated - Molière Award for Best Female Newcomer |
| 2002-03 | Mangeront-ils ? | Victor Hugo | Benno Besson | |
| 2003 | 84, Charing Cross Road | Helene Hanff | Serge Hazanavicius | Nominated - Molière Award for Best Female Newcomer |
| 2004 | Three Days of Rain | Richard Greenberg | Jean-Marie Besset & Gilbert Desveaux | |
| 2006 | Blanc | Emmanuelle Marie | Zabou Breitman | |
| 2006-2007 | La folle et véritable vie de Luigi Prizzoti | Édouard Baer | Édouard Baer | |
| 2007 | Le Système Ribadier | Georges Feydeau | Christian Bujeau | |
| 2008-10 | Blackbird | David Harrower | Claudia Stavisky | |
| 2009 | Miam Miam | Édouard Baer | Édouard Baer | |
| 2010 | The Lover | Harold Pinter | Didier Long | |
| 2011 | Mer | Tino Caspanello | Jean-Louis Benoît | |
| Jeux de scène | Victor Haïm | Zabou Breitman | ||
| 2012 | Lúcido | Rafael Spregelburd | Marcial Di Fonzo Bo | |
| 2012-13 | Demain il fera jour | Henry de Montherlant | Michel Fau | |
| À la française | Édouard Baer | Édouard Baer | ||
| 2015-16 | Un amour qui ne finit pas | André Roussin | Michel Fau | Nominated - Molière Award for Best Actress |
| 2016 | La Porte à côté | Fabrice Roger-Lacan | Bernard Murat | |
| 2017 | Cuisine et dépendances & Un air de famille | Jean-Pierre Bacri & Agnès Jaoui | Agnès Jaoui | |
| La Vraie vie | Fabrice Roger-Lacan | Bernard Murat |